199. When an offence punishable by the penalty prescribed in section 193, 194, 195 or 201 is committed by a legal person, every director or officer of that legal person who prescribed or authorized the commission of the offence or consented to it, is deemed to have participated in the offence and is liable to the same penalty as that prescribed for a legal person, whether or not the legal person has been prosecuted or found guilty.
1990, c. 13, s. 199; 1999, c. 40, s. 192.